This interactive lesson will enable students to:

• Understand how Hurricanes are named
• Learn the conditons that are necessary for a Hurricane to develop
• Understand the parts of a Hurricane
• Explain how Hurricanes are rated according to their intensity level and amount of potenial damage

Process:

I. Naming Hurricanes

Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #1:
Naming Hurricanes
How are Hurricanes Named
Hurricane Names


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II. Stages of Development

Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #2:
Hurricane Season
What makes a storm a Hurricane
Stages of Development
How Hurricanes form
Formation
Stages from Tropical Disturbance to Hurricane
Interactive: How Hurricance Form

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III. Structure of a Hurricane

Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #2
Structure of a Hurricane
Anatomy of a Storm
What makes a Hurricane
How Hurricanes Work

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IV. Hurricane Categories/Intensities

Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #2
Hurricane Classifications
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Kids Earth- The Scale
Interactive Graphic for Hurricane Intensity

Sunday, August 28, 2005 Satellite image taken at 6:15 am ET shows Hurricane Katrina as it approaches the Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Hurricane Katrina intensified Sunday to a Category 5 storm as it churned towards the U.S. Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. At 7:10 a.m. EDT on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish Louisiana, just south of Buras, as a Category 3 hurricane. Maximum winds were estimated near 125 mph to the east of the center.


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Links

An Intro to Hurricanes
Hurricane Facts
Follow Katrina's Path
Hurricane Katrina Hits Category 5
New Orleans Under Water
Strongest Strom in 100 years
Before and After Katrina
National Hurricane Center
CIMSS Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Strom Surge Video
BrainPOP Hurricane Movie
Storm Surge
Hurricane Video

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